Herpes simplex viral vectors expressing Bcl-2 are neuroprotective when delivered after a stroke

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 740-744

  Lawrence, Matthew S ^a   McLaughlin, John R ^a   Sun, Guo Hua ^a   Ho, Dora Y ^a   McIntosh, Laura ^a   Kunis, David M ^a   Sapolsky, Robert M ^a   Steinberg, Gary K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Gene transfer; Herpes simplex viral vectors; Hypoxiaischemia; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; RAT; STROKE; TIME;

EID: 0030772541     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199707000-00003     Document Type: Article

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